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Elections / 2012 · President · MD

Barack Obama carried Maryland D+26.1.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Maryland, 2012. The state ran 22.2 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Maryland result
2,707,327 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,677,844
62.0%
Romney (R)
971,869
35.9%
All others
57,614
2.1%
Margin
D+26.1
2012 presidential election
Maryland, 2012
ObamaD+26.1
2012 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Allegany County, MD · R+31.6Anne Arundel County, MD · TiedBaltimore city, MD · D+76.1Baltimore County, MD · D+17.0Calvert County, MD · R+7.5Caroline County, MD · R+23.4Carroll County, MD · R+32.9Cecil County, MD · R+19.4Charles County, MD · D+31.4Dorchester County, MD · R+4.7Frederick County, MD · R+3.1Garrett County, MD · R+50.3Harford County, MD · R+18.4Howard County, MD · D+22.0Kent County, MD · TiedMontgomery County, MD · D+43.9Prince George's County, MD · D+80.5Queen Anne's County, MD · R+29.2Somerset County, MD · D+1.9St. Mary's County, MD · R+14.8Talbot County, MD · R+12.4Washington County, MD · R+17.6Wicomico County, MD · R+5.0Worcester County, MD · R+18.0
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic62.0%1,677,844
Mitt RomneyRepublican35.9%971,869
OtherAll other candidates2.1%57,614
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 2012
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−31.6%
9,80519,23029,850
Anne Arundel CountyR
−0.1%
126,635126,832260,155
Baltimore cityD
+76.1%
221,47828,171254,005
Baltimore CountyD
+17.0%
220,322154,908384,782
Calvert CountyR
−7.5%
20,52923,95245,518
Caroline CountyR
−23.4%
4,9708,09813,357
Carroll CountyR
−32.9%
27,93956,76187,536
Cecil CountyR
−19.4%
16,55724,80642,480
Charles CountyD
+31.4%
48,77425,17875,222
Dorchester CountyR
−4.7%
7,2577,97615,444
Frederick CountyR
−3.1%
55,14658,798117,115
Garrett CountyR
−50.3%
3,1249,74313,157
Harford CountyR
−18.4%
49,72972,911125,954
Howard CountyD
+22.0%
91,39357,758153,108
Kent CountyR
−0.3%
4,8424,8709,904
Montgomery CountyD
+43.9%
323,400123,353455,992
Prince George's CountyD
+80.5%
347,93835,734387,744
Queen Anne's CountyR
−29.2%
8,55615,82324,888
Somerset CountyD
+1.9%
5,2405,04210,399
St. Mary's CountyR
−14.8%
19,71126,79747,824
Talbot CountyR
−12.4%
8,80811,33920,459
Washington CountyR
−17.6%
25,04236,07462,755
Wicomico CountyR
−5.0%
19,63521,76442,259
Worcester CountyR
−18.0%
11,01415,95127,420